BIOGRAPHY
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1982
• Born in Lexington, KY
2004
• B.F.A. Washington University, St. Louis, MO
• Lives and works in Midway, KY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012
• Ben Durham: Found Graffiti, Country Club, Chicago, IL
2011
• Ben Durham: Graffiti Maps, Reynolds Gallery, Richmond, VA
• Text Portraits, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York, NY
• Text Portraits, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
2004
• Old Friends, Half-Forgotten, Fort Gondo Compound for the Arts, St. Louis, MO
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012
•Portraiture Now: Drawing on the Edge, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC
• Frieze Art Fair, Nicole Klagsbrun, New York, NY
2011
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Saturation, Paddle8.com
2010
• Pictures & Statues, Country Club, Cincinnati, OH
• About Face, ADAA Art Show, Nicole Klagsbrun, New York, NY
2009
• 20 Years, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York, NY
• Creating Identity: Portraits Today, 21C Museum, Louisville, KY
2008
• Nicole Klagsbrun, New York, NY (two-person exhibition with Storm Tharp)
2007
• Some Kind of Portrait, Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA, Curated by Simon Watson and
Craig Hensala
• GeneratioNext, Loundoun House Gallery, Lexington, KY
• Shape of Words, Transylvania University’s Morlan Gallery, Lexington, KY
2006
• Art in Display, Division Street Storefronts, Chicago, IL
2001
• For the Sake of Song, Kentucky Theatre Gallery of Art, Lexington, KY
2000
• Bullseye, Gallerie Soleil, Lexington, KY
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2011
• Ritchie, Amy, "Swell Maps," Style Weekly, November 15
• "Ben Durham at Marc Selwyn," Artweek LA, February 7
• Zellen, Jody, "Continuing and Recommended Exhibitions, February, 2011,"ArtScene, February 4
• "Editor's Pick:Ben Durham, Sean Bluechel," The L Magazine, February 3
• Walsh, Brienne, "Face Time with Ben Durham," Art in America, January 24
• "Critic's Pick: Text Portraits," Time Out New York, January
2010
• McBain, Roger, "Louisville exhibits celebrate Karsh photos, unique mediums," Louisville/Evansville
Courier Press, April 11
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2010
• Washington University Paris Studio Residency
2009
• Columbia College Center for Book & Paper Arts Summer Residency
2008
• Kentucky Arts Council Individual Artist Professional Development Grant
COLLECTIONS
• Hammer Museum
• 21c Museum
• Various US and European Private Collections
• The Whitney Museum of American Art
